Neil, I have done this but my code is quite primitive. I have several scripts running: 1. Daily pull of via CPAN::Recent::Uploads->recent($t, 'ftp://cpan.sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/CPAN/'); I found that URL is extremely current compared to other mirrors. 2. Smoker script that > Installs released version of a module (cpan Module::Name) since this install the latest instance of released version plus it will take care of the dependencies. > Run test (cpan -t Module::Name) if the module in question is not equal to the installed version.
Also keep in mind about some really nasty modules out there such as Damian's Acme-Bleach. On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Neil Bowers <n...@bowers.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm an ever-increasing fan of CPAN testers, and a more recent convert to the > value of dev releases. I installed CPAN::Reporter, so I can "do my bit". > > One thing I've noticed is that when I do a dev release, the next day I have a > lot fewer test results than for a regular release. Which isn't very > surprising, since I generally don't install dev releases, but do install a > lot of regular releases, and assume that's true of quite a few manual users > of CPAN::Reporter. > > I was wondering if there's a way to just do test builds of dev releases. > http://wiki.cpantesters.org/wiki/SmokeTools didn't seem to have anything. I > use cpan to install modules, and reading the doc discovered the -t switch, to > run "make test". > > So out of curiosity, really, while watching TV tonight I wondered if I could > hack up a quick auto tester of dev releases. My first cut works fairly well, > and just does the following. First I reconfigured cpan to not prompt for > CPAN::Reporter, then my script does: > > - get a list of recent releases (started with search.cpan.org/recent, but now > discovered the RECENT-1d.json and friends, so will switch to that if I > continue) > - look for dev releases, only taking the most recent one > - run "cpan -t <author-path-to-dist>" > - I store things that I've seen in a DBM::Deep, so I don't try things more > than once. > > Is there already something out there that does this? I don't really want to > setup a CPAN mirror, I just want a low-tech way to do some automatic testing > of dev releases via cron or launchd. > Are there any gotchas lurking for me here? > > Cheers, > Neil >
